Protecting folders on Win2k

Anon

Recently I started using Apache on Win2k in order to learn PHP and everything works
just fine regarding scripts and stuff. My problem is that I want to password protect a folder
and I can't get it to work. I use the 3 files ".htaccess", ".htpasswd" and "htgroup" as described in the docs.
I've changed the name according to windows naming conventions, written the correct
paths, written "AllowOverride All" for the specific folder in httpd.conf and set "AccesFilename"
to the correct filename. When I try to access the folder in question I get presented with
the "login-popup" but the password validations always fails. The error.log-file says:
"authentification failure for .. password mismatch" and nothing else.
I'm pretty sure it's not a browser problem since it fails in all version of IE and NS.

Has any one gotten this to work on windows?

Would be greatful for any help,
Ola Mattsson Sweden.

tohan

Try in httpd.conf

AllowOverride AuthConfig

Anon

I've tried BOTH "AllowOverride All" and "AllowOverride AuthConfig". Same result.

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Did you check the webserver's logs to see what it says?

Anon

Yes. As I wrote it says, "authentification failure for .. password mismatch" and nothing else.

[deleted]

And you checked that the '.htaccess' is looking for the right '.passwd' file, and that the passwd file contains the correct username/password combinations?
And that the htaccess file contains the FULL path to the passwd file?

Anon

When I deliberately give an incorrect path in '.htaccess' I get an error message in 'error.log', so I'm pretty sure all paths are correct.

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Then the passwd file must contain the wrong data.

Anon

Password must be encrypted I think

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ofcourse, using the htpasswd utility.

Anon

I got my encrypted password through this site: http://mirage.golden.net/generator/.
Apparently this does'nt work on Windows. Thanks to you I found the htpasswd utility. (Frankly, I didn't know there was one).
Now everything works just fine.

Thanks again!